Equity Risk Analyst

Job Description

Overview

A high performing Equity focused Multi-Manager is seeking an Equity Risk Analyst to join its investment risk function, with a primary focus on supporting its Long/Short Equity platform and additional exposure to Equity Volatility and Systematic Equity strategies.

The successful candidate will work closely with portfolio managers and investment teams to monitor portfolio exposures, assess emerging risks and provide actionable insights to support investment decision-making. Alongside day-to-day risk management, the role will contribute to enhancing the firm's risk infrastructure, improving analytical capabilities and optimising reporting processes.

This opportunity would suit an analytically minded candidate who enjoys working directly with investment professionals and combining hands-on portfolio risk analysis with technical and infrastructure development.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Long/Short Equity portfolio managers to monitor portfolio positioning, exposures and adherence to established risk parameters.
• Analyse gross and net exposure, factor sensitivities, sector and industry concentration, single-name risk, liquidity and portfolio correlations.
• Engage directly with PMs to discuss portfolio positioning, investigate emerging risks and provide independent, commercially relevant risk insights.
• Conduct performance attribution, drawdown analysis, stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate portfolio behaviour under different market conditions.
• Support risk monitoring across Equity Volatility and Systematic Equity strategies, developing an understanding of their distinct risk profiles and portfolio construction approaches.
• Identify emerging concentrations, unintended exposures and potential vulnerabilities across individual portfolios and the wider investment platform.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of risk limits, monitoring frameworks and early-warning indicators.
• Work with technology, data and quantitative teams to improve risk infrastructure, data quality, reporting workflows and analytical tools.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring processes and optimise the efficiency, accuracy and scalability of portfolio risk reporting.
• Help develop analytical capabilities that provide PMs and senior stakeholders with clearer, more timely insights into portfolio risk.

Candidate Requirements

• Approximately 2–5 years of experience in equity risk, investment risk, market risk or a closely related analytical role.
• Strong understanding of Long/Short Equity strategies, portfolio construction and the key drivers of equity portfolio risk.
• Experience analysing portfolio exposures, factor sensitivities, concentration risk, performance and drawdowns.
• Ability to engage confidently with portfolio managers and communicate complex risk concepts in a clear, practical manner.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel and experience using Python, SQL or comparable analytical tools.
• An interest in risk infrastructure, process optimisation and developing analytical tools to improve investment oversight.
• Exposure to Equity Volatility, options-related risk or Systematic Equity strategies would be advantageous, although Long/Short Equity risk experience is the primary requirement.
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach, with the ability to work across multiple investment strategies and collaborate with front-office and technical teams.